What are the signs of a degenerative disc disease?

Pain in the spine : Region like neck or lower back with some pain with prolonged positioning like sitting or change of position but better lying down or with exercises routinely like stretching, cardio activities and core strengthening routines.

Misnomer: For practical purposes, it's a misnomer describing an aging disc. It's like telling someone with wrinkles that she suffers from "degenerative skin disease". Radiologists love to use this term, so do busy spine surgeons. "disease" makes it sound like you urgently need a fusion or artificial disc implant. All our discs "degenerate" over time and most of us never have any trouble from that.

It varies....: All discs degenerate with age. As one doctor said, this is not really a disease. The disease part is the pain that can result for some patients. Why some people have pain and others don't is not at all understood. Usually there is pain in the low back that is worsened by forward bending activity but often painful with any activity. Usually better with rest. We call this "mechanical back pain".